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I Know Lives, I Could Miss: Poem by Emily Dickinson

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I know lives, I could miss
Without a Misery—
Others—whose instant's wanting—
Would be Eternity—

The last—a scanty Number—
'Twould scarcely fill a Two—
The first—a Gnat's Horizon
Could easily outgrow—

Analysis of this poem

More verses by Emily Dickinson

  • The Lady Feeds Her Little Bird
  • It's Such A Little Thing To Weep
  • What Shall I Do When The Summer Troubles
  • Dying At My Music
  • If This Is "Fading"

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